A remainderman who fails to enforce a forfeiture of a preceding life estate obtains a fresh right to possession when the life estate terminates on the death of the life tenant.
Judges:
Sir George Jessel MR
Citations:
(1874) LR 18 Eq 290, 30 LT 485
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Naylor and Another v Barlow and Others ChD 19-Jun-2019
‘two interesting and difficult questions on the law of wills: (1) Where issue succeed to the interest of a parent who predeceased the testator under s.33 of the Wills Act 1837 (as amended), do they take subject to any condition subsequent which . .
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Wills and Probate, Trusts
Updated: 14 July 2022; Ref: scu.639679